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Single zymomonas mobilis strain for xylose and arabinose fermentation

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This invention relates to single microorganisms which normally do not ferment pentose sugars which are genetically altered to ferment the pentose sugars, xylose and arabinose, to produce ethanol, and a fermentation process utilizing the same. Examples include Zymomonas mobilis which has been transformed with a combination of E. coli genes for xylose isomerase, xylulokinase, L-arabinose isomerase, L-ribulokinase, L-ribulose 5-phosphate 4-epimerase, transaldolase and transketolase. Expression of added genes are under the control of Z. mobilis promoters. These newly created microorganisms are useful for fermenting glucose, xylose and arabinose, produced by hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose or starch, to produce ethanol.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Zhang, Min [Lakewood, CO]; Chou, Yat-Chen [Wheat Ridge, CO]; Picataggio, Stephen K [Landenberg, PA]; Finkelstein, Mark [Fort Collins, CO]

Language: English

Topic: Biofuel production and bioconversion

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4307738861

FWCI: 0.069

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Cited by: 6

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